Recently, the Ministry of Education announced the list of key construction for the third batch of higher continuing education initiatives aimed at building a learning society. The project “Credit Bank Empowerment: Certification, Transformation and Application of Learning Achievements for the Senior Community”, organized and applied for by Teacher Xu Deiya and the Silver Age Innovation Studio Team, was successfully selected.
This project is grounded in the realities of community‑based senior education. Using the “credit bank” system as a vehicle, it explores mechanisms for the certification, accumulation, and transfer of learning outcomes among senior learners, aiming to broaden lifelong learning pathways and actively contribute to the development of a learning society. Its selection signifies the Ministry of Education’s full recognition of the college’s sustained efforts in building a learning‑oriented nation and serving the lifelong education system for all.
In recent years, the team has focused on community‑based senior education, continuously promoting multi‑sector collaboration among “government, colleges, enterprises, and communities”. It has established in‑depth partnerships with sub‑district communities, educational institutions, and elderly care organizations, integrating resources to carry out community education practices, and has progressively built a senior education service ecosystem characterized by resource sharing and complementary strengths. Two of their case studies – “Precisely Supplying Teaching Resources to Bridge the ‘Digital Divide’ for the Elderly” and “Opening the ‘Last Mile’: Innovative Practices of a Triple‑Party Collaborative Mechanism for Community Education Empowered by Digital Technology”– were recognized by the Provincial Department of Education as outstanding typical cases of “Smart Assistance for the Elderly”.
